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Community college · Public

Panola College

Carthage, TX787 online only

Panola College is a public community college in Carthage, TX, with about 1,569 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,569
plus 787 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,216
tuition and fees $2,352; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
43%
lower than at 75% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,072
lower than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Panola College

Students from wealthier families earn much more

Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $62,730. Students from families under $30,000 earn $34,220. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Carthage is below the state median

Median rent in Carthage is $797 a month, 43% below the state median. Living in Carthage ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 3 years · Pell students 38%
Come back for year two
58%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,072
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,500
about $111 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$111 a month against about $2,699 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

37%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 33% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$41k
Higher incomeover $75k
$63k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Panola College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Panola College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $13,654 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,232

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,352Room & board $7,048Books & supplies $1,500Other costs $2,754

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,216.

Tuition and fees are $2,352 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$6,855

About $13,710 over 2 years · 50% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 27%Liberal arts 26%Precision production 13%Business 11%Mechanic & repair 10%Computer science 4%Everything else 9%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities224 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing56 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services23 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods22 graduates a year
—not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians16 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services14 graduates a year
—not reported
Precision Metal Working7 graduates a year
—not reported
Information Science/Studies4 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,388 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 51%Hispanic 19%Black 23%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 72%Men 28%
14 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
7%
take federal loans
18%
undergrads 25 or older
38%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Carthage

5% of Carthage’s 6,640 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Carthage pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Panola College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Wiley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Marshall
26.4 mi541 students
East Texas Baptist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Marshall
27.8 mi1,615 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.